Our basement Egress Window has been jammed solid since we bought this house almost eight years ago. I tried vacuuming and blowing out all the junk that had built up in the tracks, lubricating the release handle, Applications of Force ranging from a few gentle taps, to OMG....YOU'RE GONNA BUST THE GLASS! , and the window just wouldn't budge.
Plus the 4x4 timbers used to frame the window well on the outside were decaying and shifting. A couple were rotted enough that I was getting worried we'd have a cave-in, so we put it out for bid, and wound up with this.
New double pane Pella window, and a completely new window well. The window guys did their thing while the other guys dug out and replaced to old, rotted wood.
And with the new window open, there's a very nice breeze that airs out the basement.
And with the dashpad out of the Supra, I can do a deep clean on it, sand down the mountain ranges formed by the cracks, and trim, fit, and attach the new dash cap.
And I even had some help doing it from my Racing Team.
NWS has been forecasting 60~70% chance of precip the last few days, but all we've received are some thin groupings of big rain drops that don't even wet the ground. They're getting clobbered East of here as usual, but nothing here.
Enjoy the upcoming weekend, stay in Condition Yellow, and keeps those heads a swivelin'!
Good job on the basement window. It seems that there is always a job to do for functionality or improvement.
ReplyDeleteYour racing team looking good!
We're camping in Montgomery, AL and heading over into Mississippi later today. Slowly working our way west.
It was one of those things that needed doin'! They were in and out in about 4-1/2 hours. Excellent job by a local place.
DeleteMonsoon season along the Front Range keeps you on your toes. Yesterday we received just enough rain to wet the sidewalks. Two miles away intersections were flooded.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I saw the videos. I heard there was three feet of water in the streets of Evans.
DeleteSmart move on the window! Well done!!!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely! The old window was single-pane with an aluminum frame. In the Summer it felt warm, and in the Winter it felt like a Black Hole of Cold trying to suck you out of the basement.
DeleteAnd the new one just gliiiiiides open and closed.